Apple's strategy of selling pricier phones amid waning demand for smartphones has propelled the Cupertino-based company to become the first publicly traded United States company to hit a market value of more than $1 trillion (€860 billion).

Both phones also offer dual SIM support (which is great if you travel internationally a lot).

The Face ID in these models is said to work faster this time than last year's iPhone X.

On the other hand, the iPhone X presently retails in India for Rs 96,800 for the 256GB version and its successor, the iPhone XS starts at a massive Rs 99,900 for just the 64GB model, thereby just in touching distance of the Rs 1 lakh mark.

Yet if that is not enough to convince them it is a worthy upgrade, the XR also offers numerous same cutting-edge features found on the top-of-the-line Xs models. Buyers will be able to get the iPhone XR.

Apple surprised with a third smartphone, the "lower-end" iPhone XR ($749).

With the launch of the iPhone XS, Apple is no longer selling the iPhone X in the UK. But with Apple boosting the average iPhone selling price by almost 20 percent, it still meant a bumper year for the tech firm. It can handle 5 trillion operations each second. The iPhone Xs Max is the Supersized Big Mac and fries phone for an era of healthier digital diets. Instead of using stainless steel like the iPhone X and XS, the XR uses 7000 series aluminium for its metal frame. Both phones are available for pre-order this Friday, Sept. 14, and begin shipping Sept. 21. While we still don't know what the R stands for (Regular, Rookie, Rad?), it's obvious this is the iPhone for Apple fans with a smaller budget, with a design that isn't quite as flashy, a single 12-megapixel camera and a 6.1in LCD display.

The biggest aesthetic shakeup is that the iPhone XR will arrive in no less than six new technicolour finishes, including blue, yellow and red. However there are new Android phones with similar or better specifications that sell for considerably less than the 2017 iPhone 8, and Android has a higher market share in Australia than iPhone. It also still has the Smart HDR feature for improved shadow and highlight details in images, plus the new depth control feature in the camera app.

New Camera Features. The cameras on the XS and XS Max have pretty much the same specs as those of the departing iPhone X. There are dual 12MP rear cameras, along with a 7MP front, or selfie, camera.

Meanwhile, Apple says the XR will go an additional 90 minutes past the battery life of the 8 Plus.

The Apple Watch Series 4 with Global Positioning System starts at £399 while the version with Global Positioning System and cellular starts at £499.

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